Paralyzed Man Jesus Roof

Then they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Paralyzed man jesus roof. Imagine listening carefully to jesus when all of a sudden you hear something coming from above you. The bible says that after digging through the roof the men lowered the mat that the paralyzed man was lying on down to where jesus was. He was thrilled that the men had such great faith in him that they wouldn t dream of going home without getting their friend in front of him. 4 they couldn t bring him to jesus because of the crowd so they dug a hole through the roof above his head.

Commentary using the fourfold gospel. Luke 5 18 25new international version niv 18 some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before jesus 19 when they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus. Since they could not bring him to jesus because of the crowd they made an opening in the roof over the place where jesus was. The paralyzed man seeks healing from jesus a large crowd of people had gathered in the home where jesus christwas staying in the town of capernaum seeking to learn from jesus and perhaps experience some of the miraculoushealing power they had heard was coming from jesus.

The ceiling is crumbling a bit and everyone stops and looks up to see what s going on. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man but could not get inside so they made an opening in the roof above jesus and then lowered the man down. We are not told in what part of the house jesus stood but evidently an opening was made in the flat roof above him and the man was lowered to the floor in front of. New american standard 1977.

Jesus was not at all angry that the men made a hole in the roof. Explain that we should be good friends and tell our friends about jesus and invite them to church. Mark 2 3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. He had come to jesus to be healed because he was certain that jesus could heal him.

Explain that the paralyzed man s friends didn t give up but found another way to take their friend to jesus. The man on the mat was not able to walk. When jesus saw their faith he said to the paralyzed man son your sins are forgiven some of the teachers of the law interpreted this as blasphemy since god alone can forgive sins. Then they lowered the man on his mat right down in front of jesus.

Talk about how jesus knows everything. Read jesus heals a paralytic at capernaum.